Scott Hannan News

Logan Couture, Doughty's childhood pal and now a rival as a center for the San Jose Sharks, stayed behind the camera, deliberately beyond reach of the revered prize.

The Sharks poured on the pressure to start the third period, but couldn't produce the go-ahead goal.

Two power-play goals by the Los Angeles Kings 22 seconds apart with less than two minutes to play turned a bad day for the Sharks into a miserable one.

Jonathan Quick made 35 saves in his sixth career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings opened their second-round series with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.

Although Joe Thornton and Dustin Brown might not agree on much else over the next two weeks, both captains believe hockey has never been bigger or better in California, from the thriving youth game all the way to their state's three winning NHL clubs.

But Wilson wouldn't have pursued the moves if not for an uptick in the team's performance in late March.

Sharks general manager Doug Wilson does not usually tip his hand before making any moves, but in March he signaled that he was taking an unconventional approach to the NHL's April 3 trade deadline.

It's not quite like old times, when Brad Stuart was one of the Sharks' best offensive defensemen and steady Scott Hannan had one of the more impressive heads of hair in the NHL.

The San Jose Sharks will begin the second round of the playoffs somewhat short-handed after losing forward Adam Burish to an undisclosed upper-body injury.

Patrick Marleau scored a power-play goal 13:18 into overtime and the San Jose Sharks completed their first playoff sweep in franchise history, beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 Tuesday night.

A fan takes a photo on her cellphone with San Jose Sharks Scott Hannan while the Sharks played the Vancouver Canucks during the third period of game 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs in Vancouver May 3, 2013.

Goalie Antti Niemi finished with 28 saves for the Sharks in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks at a raucous HP Pavilion.

While Nashville Predators fans are left on the outside looking in to the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs, there are familiar ties to a number of teams, since so many former Preds are playing for contenders this season.

The way Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo was dialed in during the first half of Wednesday's 3-1 Game 1 loss to the San Jose Sharks, it was easy to forget last week's mini-controversy. That was in regard to head coach Alain Vigneault leaving Luongo in the net for seven Edmonton Oilers goals in the Canucks' regular-season finale.

With defenseman Jason Demers out with an ankle injury, Sharks coach Todd McLellan opted to go for veteran Scott Hannan over rookie Matt Tennyson as the blue-line replacement in Wednesday night's Game 1. Hannan was acquired at the trade deadline as playoff insurance, but his experience is offset by the puck-carrying potential of Tennyson.

Heading into the NHL trade deadline, San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson didn't hold any punches in transforming his team into a speedier, grittier competitor down the stretch and into their first round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks.

The third-seeded Vancouver Canucks aim for a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinals, as they host the San Jose Sharks in the opener at Rogers Arena.

Although he made a positive impact for the Sharks in their final 11 regular season games, forward Raffi Torres may become one of San Jose's greatest assets when its first-round series with the Vancouver Canucks begins Wednesday at Rogers Arena.

For the second time in three years, the Sharks will face the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The popular narrative on the San Jose Sharks heading into this season was that their championship window had finally come to a close.